Assessment of a Case Study Laboratory to Increase Awareness of Ethical Issues in Engineering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20296703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward A Clancy (0000-0002-0729-2523, Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Paula Quinn (Northampton Community College), J E Miller (0000-0002-9258-8774) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 313-317 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1109/te.2004.842900 |
| OpenAlex | W2158744802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Case studies in engineering ethics were integrated into a first course in electrical and computer engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, with the primary objective of increasing students' awareness of ethical issues in the workplace. During a three-hour "laboratory" period, students read and discussed three short case studies in engineering ethics, focusing on understanding the differing viewpoints of individuals within a case and identifying multiple courses of action for resolving the issue. The effects of the laboratory were assessed via student focus groups and surveys. All focus group participants agreed that their awareness of ethical issues in engineering was enhanced by the laboratory. In contrast, the survey results were equivocal, showing improvement in the students' awareness of ethical issues; however, the particular questions found to differ statistically pre-intervention versus post-intervention were not consistent between course offerings
Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Focus group · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Sociology · Viewpoints · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Engineering · Ethics in Business and Education · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Psychology
Using the defining issues test for evaluating computer ethics teaching
Teaching engineering ethics in the United States
Integrating ethics and design
Engineering ethics cases for electrical and computer engineering students
Teaching professional and ethical aspects of electrical engineering to a large class
Developing professionalism in the electrical engineering classroom
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |